• Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Republican state Senator Jay Collins, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure was about parental rights: “We should let them say what’s best for their kids at 16- to 17-year-olds, that’s what we’re saying by this.”

    Anyone who puts forth a measure aimed at “parental rights”, it’s always something that’s aimed at parents’ right to treat their children like property

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      2 months ago

      Every one of these is always “Parent’s Rights Act” and the text is like “murdering your gay/trans 10-year-old is now totally legal”.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        “My kids are in need of a proper traditional upbringing, which means locking them in a box and tenderizing them like veal, until they’re old enough to be sold at auction.”

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      2 months ago

      It would also have scrapped required 30-minute meal breaks

      It’s a parent’s right to make sure their child works an 8 hour shift with no breaks! Breaks are socialism!

    • SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one
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      "You should be able to give your child a job at a slave wage in awful conditions. That’s a parental decision.

      “What if I want to give my child the opportunity to explore their gender identity? Thats a parental decision too.”

      “Off to the gulag with you all.”